hotbed

名詞

1. 1

   溫床、滋生地多指負面事物

   The neighborhood became a hotbed of crime and drug dealing.

   那個社區成了犯罪與毒品交易的溫床。

2. 2

   溫床、發源地

   The university is a hotbed of new ideas and research.

   這所大學是新思想與研究的搖籃。

3. 3

   溫床、育苗床園藝

   She started her tomato seedlings in a hotbed last spring.

   去年春天她在溫床裡育出番茄苗。